SBIR/STTR Research Award
PLACING MULTIPLE DETECTOR ARRAY AT THE FOCAL PLANE OF A REFLECTOR ANTENNA CAN INCREASE ANGULAR RESOLUTION ON TARGET.
Award amount
$49,941Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Myk Technology Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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Research abstract
PLACING MULTIPLE DETECTOR ARRAY AT THE FOCAL PLANE OF A REFLECTOR ANTENNA CAN INCREASE ANGULAR RESOLUTION ON TARGET. A HETERODYNE MIXER DETECTION SCHEME IS PROPOSED WITH THE MIXER DIODE ARRAY PUMPLED BY A COMMON LOCAL OSCILLATOR. SUM/DIFFERENCE PHASE DETECTION WILL ALLOW THE RESOLUTION OF MORE THAN ONE TARGET IN THE BEAM. THE MIXER BEAM LEAD DIODES WILL BE ON A COMMON CIRCUIT BOARD WITH THEIR I.F. OUTPUTS THROUGH A BUNDLE OF TINY COAXIAL CABLES. THE ARRAY WILL HAVE A MUCH HIGH DETECTION SENSITIVITY COMPARED WITH THE USE OF BOLOMETERS OR CRYSTAL VIDEO DETECTORS.
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